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title: "How a News Story Is Framed"
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# How a News Story Is Framed

A report is a set of choices before it is a set of facts: which event was covered, whose account leads, what the headline promises, what the last paragraph quietly concedes. Two accurate reports of one event can leave opposite impressions.

Subject: English · Area: Reading Comprehension · Ages 14 to 16
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/how-a-news-story-is-framed-mt_fh7yPuodva

## Ready when they can

- Name whose voice leads a report and whose appears only near the end
- Show where a headline claims more than the body of the report supports
- Compare two reports of one event and state the difference in framing without calling either one false

## Lesson: Spotting how a news story is built

A report is a set of choices before it is a set of facts. Someone picked which event to cover and who to interview. That means some voices get heard and others never reach you, so always ask whose account you are reading.

Where a voice sits matters as much as what it says. The person quoted in the first paragraphs feels like the main voice of the story. Someone who appears only near the end is easy to skim past, and the writer knows that. Describing words steer you too: one paper calls a crowd excited while another calls the same crowd angry.

**Example.** Two reporters cover the same school fire drill. One leads with the head teacher praising the calm lines. The other leads with a pupil who waited ages in the rain. Both reports are accurate, yet they leave opposite impressions of the same morning.

**Tip.** Test any headline against its own body. Headlines pack in strong words to grab you, and sometimes they promise more than the paragraphs below support. If the last paragraph quietly admits nobody knows yet, believe the paragraph, not the headline.

**Recap.** Every report chooses its event, its voices and their order, so compare those choices before you judge the story.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Analysing Connections in Informational Texts](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/analysing-connections-in-informational-texts-mt_1F3cnUHjMb)
- [Evaluating Arguments in Non-Fiction](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/evaluating-arguments-in-non-fiction-mt_gMSFymQlrW)
- [Purpose, audience, and context](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/purpose-audience-and-context-mt_jIcgbCmziD)

## Opens up

- [Checking a Claim Before You Repeat It](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/checking-a-claim-before-you-repeat-it-mt_alX03luQ-m)